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Toronto CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the Toronto community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today.
- Strategies for a risk-aligned, resilient organization
- Developing and investing in the security workforce of tomorrow
- Creating business value and supporting agile business operations
Toronto CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Toronto CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs
Zaki Abbas
Brookfield Asset Management
VP, CISO
Samer Adi
Goodfood Market
Director Infrastructure and Security
Susan Berezny
Royal Canadian Mint
Director, Information Security
Adam Evans
Royal Bank of Canada
VP, Cyber Operations & CISO
Jason Hall
Scotiabank
VP Enterprise Security
Kush Sharma
City of Toronto
CISO
Bobby Singh
TMX Group Ltd
CISO & CTO
Jeff Stark
IGM Financial
Vice President, Technology Risk & CISO
Traci Van Geel
Compass Group
Global Director Security, Risk and Compliance
Members
Davis Arora
Honeywell
Global Cyber Security Director
Salman Ashraf
Travelers Canada
Director IT Security and Risk
Mohsen Azari
Walmart
Senior IT Security Manager
Michael Balenzano
Parmalat Canada
Manager, Network Services
Keith Benedict
Postmedia Network Inc
Director IT Security, Audit and Compliance
Shimul Bhattacharjee
LafargeHolcim
Global Information Security Officer, Infrastructure & Operation
Ireen Birungi
Interac
AVP Cybersecurity
Ben Blakely
Hydro One
Vice President & Chief Security Officer
Simon Brown
Weston Foods Inc
Director, Cybersecurity
Derek Browne
Northbridge Financial Corporation
CISO
Steve Browning
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Director, Information Security
Tom Campbell
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Director Cyber Security
David Cullen
AGF Management Limited
CISO
Scott Currie
SickKids
CISO
Jeff Curtis
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Chief Privacy Officer
Paul Daley
Toronto District School Board
IT Security, Risk & Audit
Tracy Dallaire
McMaster University
Director Information Security
Sergio De Oliveira
Vale
Information Security Officer
Dan Di Salvo
Maple Leaf Foods
VP, Infrastructure & Security Services
Michael Dundas
CIBC
Senior Director, Risk Management Services
Andrew Faber
Toronto Pearson Airport
Director Security Technology Services
Steve Ferrigni
WSIB
Director, IT Security
George Francis
Domtar
Senior Director Corporate I.T Technology & Security
Eran Frank
Cadillac Fairview
Director, Information Security
Robert Fritz
Irving Oil
Director of Security and Compliance
Chris Gaya
Munich Reinsurance America
Head of IT Security, Architecture & Engineering
Patrick Gilbert
Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc.
Senior Director, IT Security
Foad Godarzy
ENGIE Canada
Head of IT/OT Canada
Rachel Guinto
Manulife
AVP Global Information Risk Management
Le Ha Hang
CGI
VP, Enterprise Security
Steve Hawkins
Scotiabank
CISO & SVP Global Technologies
John Hewie
Microsoft Canada
Chief Security Officer
Fred Hopper
Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security
Vice President, Security, Quality & Process Improvement
Rod Hynes
Bell Canada
Director, Information Security
Waruna Jay
Labatt Breweries of Canada
Head, IT Operations & Digital Workplace Transformation
Faiza Kacem
BNP Paribas Canada
Head Americas - Operational Resilience, Crisis Management, and Third Party Tech Risk
Sahba Kazerooni
Aviva Canada
CISO
Stephen Kerkmann
Revera
Director IT Security & Risk Management
Vivek Khindria
Loblaws
Vice President Security and Risk
Karl Larson
TELUS Business
CISO
Lorri Larstone
Canadian Tire Financial Services Limited
Senior Manager, Cyber & Technology Risk
Tony Lee
Apotex
Associate Director, CISO
Sandra Liepkalns
Choice Properties REIT
VP, Information Security
Andrew McAllister
Magna International
Head of Cyber Security Solutions & Senior Manager, Global Cybersecurity Architecture
Daniel McAuley
George Weston Ltd.
Sr. Manager, Information Security and Infrastructure
Brenda McCulloch
Teranet
CISO
Mike Melo
LifeLabs
CISO
Shane Mercer
Dentons
Global Director, Architecture
Farooq Naiyer
ORION
CISO
Craig Newell
Liquor Control Board of Ontario
Director, Cyber Security
Oliver Ng
Staples Canada
Senior Director, Information Security
Kashif Parvaiz
University Health Network
CISO
Blair Radbourne
OMERS
Vice President, Cybersecurity & Technology Risk
Zoran Rakic
Haventree Bank
Information Security Officer
Sam Rego
Plexxus
Director IT, Infrastructure, Operations & Security
John Roberts
Province of Ontario
CISO (A) and Chief Privacy Officer and Archivist of Ontario
Greg Ruddell
Genworth Canada
Director IT Security & Audit
Chris Russel
York University
CISO
Michael Salloum
McCain Foods
Manager, Info. Security
Ben Sapiro
Great-West Life Assurance
Global Chief Information Security Officer
Adina Saposnik
Ontario Health - Digital Services
CISO & VP, Technology Planning
Shahid Saya
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd
Director, Cyber Security
Vishal Sharma
Blackhawk Network
CISO
Arsen Shirokov
McMillan
Director, Information Governance & Security / CISO
Ragulan Sinnarajah
Sobeys
VP, IT Shared Services & Head of Cyber Security
Priya Sirwani
Fiera Capital
Global CISO
Raj Sivarajah
CI Financial
CISO
Gary Smith
EllisDon
VP, Enterprise Tech Relations
Yaron Spectorman
De Beers Canada
CISO, North America
Andrey Spiwak
John Hancock Life Insurance Co
Director, Cyber Incident Management
Les Stevens
Equifax
Vice President, Information Security
Isaac Straley
University of Toronto
Chief Information Security Officer
Jason Testart
University of Waterloo
Director, Information Security Services
Deepak Upadhya
bakertilly International
CISO Canada
Juan Valbuena
Yamana Gold
Director Global Cybersecurity
Tom Verhoog
Celestica
Global Information Security Manager
Mike Webber
Canadian Tire Corporation
SVP, Enterprise Cyber Security
Jason Williams
Aecon
Senior Security and Compliance Officer
Nabeel Yousif
Flexiti Financial
VP Cyber Security & DevSecOps Engineering
Olivera Zatezalo
Huawei Technologies Canada
Chief Security Officer
Adam Zimmerman
Cineplex
Director, IT Security
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Virtual Programs
October 5, 2020
Global CISO Virtual Executive Summit - Day 1
A virtual gathering for CISOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.
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October 6, 2020
Global CISO Virtual Executive Summit - Day 2
A virtual gathering for CISOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.
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October 29, 2020
Toronto CISO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
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November 17, 2020
Toronto CISO Virtual Boardroom
Toronto CISO Virtual Boardroom
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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November 23, 2020
Toronto CISO Virtual Town Hall
Virtual Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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December 14, 2020
Toronto CISO Virtual Town Hall
Virtual Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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Derek Benz, CISO
The Coca-Cola Company
"The peer interactions I get with the Evanta events are the best I’ve had in my career. These events help to establish a strong peer network that is regularly refreshed.”
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VF Corp
"The format of the CISO Executive Summit absolutely lives up to its billing of being ‘by CISOs, for CISOs.’ The ability to collaborate with peers to discuss today’s issues is worth every minute.”
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Humana
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